LETTER FROM THE CHANCELLOR
Perhaps no topic in higher education today receives the volume of discussion, examination and focus than student success does.
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QEP: TEAM 2021–2026
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN: TOWARD ENHANCED ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS (QEP: TEAM) | 2021–2026
Established in 1891, “North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University advances knowledge through scholarly exchange and transforms society with exceptional teaching, learning, discovery and community engagement. An 1890 land-grant doctoral research institution with a distinction in STEM and commitment to excellence in all disciplines. North Carolina A&T creates innovative solutions that address the challenges and economic needs of North Carolina, the nation and the world.”1
N.C. A&T is also committed to and has a culture of continuous improvement through assessment and evaluation. Assessment begins with the institution’s educational values and is tied to its educational mission, strategic plan and vision for the future.
Part of the SACSCOC2 accreditation reaffirmation process requires institutions to provide a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which focuses on improving specific learning outcomes and/or student successes.
As a STEM-focused institution, mathematics is a critical competency for all N.C. A&T students, in all academic disciplines. However, with approximately one-third of its students earning grades of D, F or W (withdrawal) in undergraduate general education mathematics, the university identified the need for improvement of and student success in the mathematics curriculum. This QEP: Toward Enhanced Achievement in Mathematics (QEP: TEAM) focuses on those needs, strategies to improve student and instructor performance, the commitment of resources and timelines for implementation and assessment.
1Mission Statement (approved by the UNC Board of Governors, March 23, 2018)
2Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
PURPOSE OF THE QEP
The purpose of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for North Carolina A&T is to improve student success, specifically student performance in general education mathematics courses.
QEP: TEAM PROPOSAL
The long-term goal of the QEP: TEAM is to improve students’ performance in general education mathematics courses and, therefore, their four-year graduation rates, and the short-term goals are to improve attendance and goal orientation.
QEP: TEAM Goals
Improve student goal orientation toward mathematics
Improve attendance in general education mathematics courses
Improve performance in mathematics
Increase four-year graduation rates
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE
Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
Some of the initiatives proposed involve one-time changes to the campus.
